7 people injured in a two vehicle crash north of Waynesfield Friday night

1/19/25 7:18 PM update from the Wapakoneta OSP: After talking to more witnesses and further investigation, the Wapakoneta Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol has determined that it was the driver of the Toyota 4Runner who was traveling west on Fairmount Road and failed to yield at the stop sign, striking the Malibu that was north on SR 196.

No information was available on the condition of those injured.

The original article below has been updated.

AUGLAIZE COUNTY, Ohio (WLIO) - Seven people, including a woman who is pregnant, were injured in a two-vehicle crash late Friday night in Auglaize County.

It happened just before 11:30 pm at the intersection of State Route 196 and Fairmount Road in Wayne Township, about a mile north of the village of Waynesfield. According to OSP, the driver of a Toyota 4Runner traveling west on Fairmount Road ran a stop sign, causing a collision with Chevy Malibu a heading north on 196. Medics took five people from the 4Runner and two from the Malibu to Lima Memorial Hospital suffering from multiple injuries; however, they're not believed to be life-threatening. The driver of the 4Runner was not wearing a seatbelt and may have sustained the most serious injuries, according to troopers. All the victims are from the Lima area, and their ages range from twenty to mid-thirties. 

The intersection was blocked for about two hours. Fire and EMS crews from Wayne Township, Uniopolis, and Westminster responded to the crash, as did deputies from the Auglaize County Sheriff's Office. The crash remains under investigation by troopers from the Wapakoneta Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol; however, troopers told Your Hometown Stations that alcohol does not appear to be a factor.